Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Carabidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Calathus | |
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Similar Calathus, Calathus fuscipes, Calathus erratus, Harpalus tardus, Harpalus rubripes | ||
Calathus melanocephalus is a species of blackish-red coloured ground beetle from the Platyninae subfamily that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and various European, Asian and African islands. The species is mostly black coloured and have red thorax. It is found in bare, sandy soil, under stones, and in leaf litter. Its flying time is from April to September.
Distribution
It is found widely across the United Kingdom.
References
Calathus melanocephalus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA